The ccTLDs have always represented an important segment of the domain industry, amounting to 30-40% of the global market share.
In some regions such as Europe, the ccTLD rate has always been very high—a long-standing trend based on historical and cultural reasons that lead Europeans to prefer national TLDs to localize their web presence.
A ccTLD that performed exceptionally well in the region was .gg, for the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Despite the small population, .gg rose to prominence as a common initialism used in gaming and is used as the abbreviation for “good game.”
Another remarkable performance is the +298% growth rate for .pk, the ccTLD from Pakistan.
This year also saw the fruition of a fact that we have been anticipating for years, namely the rise of African ccTLDs. The country codes TLD for Gambia, the Central African Republic, Mali and Equatorial Guinea all achieved very high registrations numbers.
- circleid